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Pankratz VS, Kosich M, Edwardson N, English K, Adsul P, Li Y, Parasher G, Mishra SI. American Indian/Alaska Native and black colon cancer patients have poorer cause-specific survival based on disease stage and anatomic site of diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol 2022; 80:102229. [PMID: 35872382 PMCID: PMC9482950 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Studies of race-specific colon cancer (CC) survival differences between right- vs. left-sided CC typically focus on Black and White persons and often consider all CC stages as one group. To more completely examine potential racial and ethnic disparities in side- and stage-specific survival, we evaluated 5-year CC cause-specific survival probabilities for five racial/ethnic groups by anatomic site (right or left colon) and stage (local, regional, distant). METHODS We obtained cause-specific survival probability estimates from National Cancer Institute's population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) for CC patients grouped by five racial/ethnic groups (Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native [AIAN], Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander [API], Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Black [NHB], and Non-Hispanic White [NHW]), anatomic site, stage, and other patient and SEER registry characteristics. We used meta-regression approaches to identify factors that explained differences in cause-specific survival. RESULTS Diagnoses of distant-stage CC were more common among NHB and AIAN persons (>22 %) than among NHW and API persons (< 20 %). Large disparities in anatomic site-specific survival were not apparent. Those with right-sided distant-stage CC had a one-year cause-specific survival probability that was 16.4 % points lower (99 % CI: 12.2-20.6) than those with left-sided distant-stage CC; this difference decreased over follow-up. Cause-specific survival probabilities were highest for API, and lowest for NHB, persons, though these differences varied substantially by stage at diagnosis. AIAN persons with localized-stage CC, and NHB persons with regional- and distant-stage CC, had significantly lower survival probabilities across follow-up. CONCLUSIONS There are differences in CC presentation according to anatomic site and disease stage among patients of distinct racial and ethnic backgrounds. This, coupled with the reality that there are persistent survival disparities, with NHB and AIAN persons experiencing worse prognosis, suggests that there are social or structural determinants of these disparities. Further research is needed to confirm whether these CC cause-specific survival disparities are due to differences in risk factors, screening patterns, cancer treatment, or surveillance, in order to overcome the existing differences in outcome.
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- V Shane Pankratz
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America; University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, the United States of America.
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- University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, the United States of America
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- University of New Mexico, School of Public Administration, the United States of America
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- Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc., the United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America; University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, the United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America
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- University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, the United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America; Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the United States of America
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Tadros M, Mago S, Miller D, Ungemack JA, Anderson JC, Swede H. The rise of proximal colorectal cancer: a trend analysis of subsite specific primary colorectal cancer in the SEER database. Ann Gastroenterol 2021; 34:559-567. [PMID: 34276196 PMCID: PMC8276357 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2021.0608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Given the significant prevalence of CRC, regular preventative screening is required. CRCs in different locations of the colon have variable molecular pathogenesis, gross appearance, and general disease outcomes. While the overall incidence of CRC has been decreasing, the decrease in proximally located CRC significantly lags behind the other forms of CRC. The objective of this study was to establish independent risk factors for proximal CRC for better identification of populations at risk for closer CRC monitoring and observation. Methods A time-trend analysis was conducted using data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 1973-2007, comparing patient characteristics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, year of diagnosis, age of diagnosis, tumor grade, tumor stage, and urban-rural setting) between CRCs originating in different locations. Results Analysis demonstrated that black race, female sex, age over 60, and being diagnosed in the 21st century (rather than 20th) were associated with an increased risk of proximal CRC compared to CRCs originating in other locations. Conclusions Our study showed that black race, female sex, and age over 60 independently increased the likelihood of proximal CRC diagnosis. Furthermore, CRC trends identify an increasing proportion of all CRCs being of proximal origin. It is imperative that patients undergo regularly scheduled complete colonoscopies by trained endoscopists, especially if they belong to the high-risk groups previously identified.
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- Micheal Tadros
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York (Micheal Tadros, David Miller)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut (Sheena Mago)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York (Micheal Tadros, David Miller)
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- Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut (Jane A Ungemack, Helen Swede)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire (Joseph C. Anderson), USA
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- Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut (Jane A Ungemack, Helen Swede)
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Khan Z, Darr U, Khan MA, Nawras M, Khalil B, Abdel-Aziz Y, Alastal Y, Barnett W, Sodeman T, Nawras A. Improving Internal Medicine Residents' Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge Using a Smartphone App: Pilot Study. JMIR MEDICAL EDUCATION 2018; 4:e10. [PMID: 29535080 PMCID: PMC5871737 DOI: 10.2196/mededu.9635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. About one in three adults in the United States is not getting the CRC screening as recommended. Internal medicine residents are deficient in CRC screening knowledge. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to assess the improvement in internal medicine residents' CRC screening knowledge via a pilot approach using a smartphone app. METHODS We designed a questionnaire based on the CRC screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society, American College of Gastroenterology, and US Preventive Services Task Force. We emailed the questionnaire via a SurveyMonkey link to all the residents of an internal medicine department to assess their knowledge of CRC screening guidelines. Then we designed an educational intervention in the form of a smartphone app containing all the knowledge about the CRC screening guidelines. The residents were introduced to the app and asked to download it onto their smartphones. We repeated the survey to test for changes in the residents' knowledge after publication of the smartphone app and compared the responses with the previous survey. We applied the Pearson chi-square test and the Fisher exact test to look for statistical significance. RESULTS A total of 50 residents completed the first survey and 41 completed the second survey after publication of the app. Areas of CRC screening that showed statistically significant improvement (P<.05) were age at which CRC screening was started in African Americans, preventive tests being ordered first, identification of CRC screening tests, identification of preventive and detection methods, following up positive tests with colonoscopy, follow-up after colonoscopy findings, and CRC surveillance in diseases. CONCLUSIONS In this modern era of smartphones and gadgets, developing a smartphone-based app or educational tool is a novel idea and can help improve residents' knowledge about CRC screening.
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- Zubair Khan
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States
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Mima K, Cao Y, Chan AT, Qian ZR, Nowak JA, Masugi Y, Shi Y, Song M, da Silva A, Gu M, Li W, Hamada T, Kosumi K, Hanyuda A, Liu L, Kostic AD, Giannakis M, Bullman S, Brennan CA, Milner DA, Baba H, Garraway LA, Meyerhardt JA, Garrett WS, Huttenhower C, Meyerson M, Giovannucci EL, Fuchs CS, Nishihara R, Ogino S. Fusobacterium nucleatum in Colorectal Carcinoma Tissue According to Tumor Location. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2016; 7:e200. [PMID: 27811909 PMCID: PMC5543402 DOI: 10.1038/ctg.2016.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objectives: Evidence suggests a possible role of Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal carcinogenesis, especially in right-sided proximal colorectum. Considering a change in bowel contents and microbiome from proximal to distal colorectal segments, we hypothesized that the proportion of colorectal carcinoma enriched with F. nucleatum might gradually increase along the bowel subsites from rectum to cecum. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 1,102 colon and rectal carcinomas in molecular pathological epidemiology databases of the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. We measured the amount of F. nucleatum DNA in colorectal tumor tissue using a quantitative PCR assay and equally dichotomized F. nucleatum-positive cases (high vs. low). We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship of a bowel subsite variable (rectum, rectosigmoid junction, sigmoid colon, descending colon, splenic flexure, transverse colon, hepatic flexure, ascending colon, and cecum) with the amount of F. nucleatum. Results: The proportion of F. nucleatum-high colorectal cancers gradually increased from rectal cancers (2.5% 4/157) to cecal cancers (11% 19/178), with a statistically significant linear trend along all subsites (P<0.0001) and little evidence of non-linearity. The proportion of F. nucleatum-low cancers was higher in rectal, ascending colon, and cecal cancers than in cancers of middle segments. Conclusions: The proportion of F. nucleatum-high colorectal cancers gradually increases from rectum to cecum. Our data support the colorectal continuum model that reflects pathogenic influences of the gut microbiota on neoplastic and immune cells and challenges the prevailing two-colon (proximal vs. distal) dichotomy paradigm.
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- Kosuke Mima
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of MPE Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of MPE Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of MPE Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Akerman S, Aronson SL, Cerulli MA, Akerman M, Sultan K. Resident knowledge of colorectal cancer screening assessed by web-based survey. J Clin Med Res 2014; 6:120-6. [PMID: 24578753 PMCID: PMC3935520 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr1610w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Background To evaluate resident knowledge of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines and to define areas requiring attention. Methods A survey was created using three published guidelines for CRC screening. Program directors for internal medicine residency programs were contacted within the metro New York City area to have their residents participate. Results Five programs participated, and 115 responses were recorded. For the appropriate testing and interval to screen for CRC, 61/115 residents identified flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, 108/115 identified colonoscopy every 10 years, 16/115 identified double contrast barium enema (DCBE) every 5 years and only 12/115 thought CT-colography every 5 years was appropriate. Only 40/115 respondents appropriately identified fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) administered in the patient’s home annually, while fecal immunohistochemical testing (FIT) annually at home was identified by 8/115 residents. Conclusion While most residents seem knowledgeable regarding CRC screening with colonoscopy, many deficiencies remain. FOBT for screening purposes remains undervalued, and confusion about administering the test persists. The distinction between screening and prevention needs further reinforcement.
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- Stuart Akerman
- NSLIJ - Western Suffolk Gastroenterology, Bay Shore, NY, USA ; Hofstra - Northshore LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Hofstra - Northshore LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Hofstra - Northshore LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Northshore Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Northshore Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY, USA ; Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Hofstra - Northshore LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Northshore Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY, USA
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